1930-07-01 Regular
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I " H. L. Chandler
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Approved by me this 12th day of June, A. D. 1930. .
I J. Denham Bird
: MAYOR.
Upon motion Council adjourned.
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Okeechobee, Florida, July I, 1930. !i
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The ai ty C,juncil of the 01 ty of Okeechobee, Florida, r:;et in regular session ¡
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in the~ity Hall at S o'clock P. M. and the following were present: J. Denham Bird,!
¡ Meyor, H. L. Chnndler, President of aity Council, Councilmen Ben Walker, Albert II
Berka, S. R. Raifsnider and J. H. Walker, Sr. with R. P. Fletcher, City Clerk L. w~
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Jennings, City Attorney, lJ. O. Stewart, Chief of Pol ice and L. C. Tootle, Water II
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Superintendent in attendance. I
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~ ~inutes of meetings held ¡une 10th and June 12th, 1930 were read and approved.!
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I kr. Wm. Griffis addressed Council wi t:J. l'eference to location of Flood Control II
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i : Headquarters at Okeechobee and made report of trin of committee of citizens to :1
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~ Jacksonville in connection with same. I
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~ ¡: The fallowing resolution was offered by Councilman Raifsnider,. who moved its I l
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! :1 adoption, motion seconded by Councilman Berka, President Chandler then requested 'I _/
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!i Councilman 'Nalker to assume the Chair and said resolution was adopted: ! '
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! VŒEREAS, a con1ìl1i ttee of citizens composed of Hon. H. L. Chandler, Hon. Vim.
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I Griffis, Hon. ~. E. Simmons, Hon. Peter Tomasello and Senator A. W.. Young went to !I
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Jacksonville, iL connection with Okeechobeels effort to secure Emgineering Head-
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.. quarters of the ¡Ie r Department of the Uni ted States in the prOposed Flood Control II
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'I WHEREAS, the said ca",~i ttee have secured A cam"'i tment from the Engineers of thT
I I' U. S. ,7ar Depart ,¡en t to" 1 ace a 11 or a "a rt of t 10 e1 r h eadquart era l' n Ok eechob ee , an1,: ~
¡ WHEREAS, the said commi ttee have had sui table lands promised gratuitously for II
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f a turnin~ basin or artificial harbor for said City, now thereforé, ,1
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BE IT RESOLVED, .cy the Oi ty Council of the Oi ty of Okeechobee, Florida, that :1
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: a vote of a.oC'rec iation ond thanks be ar.d is hereby extended to ,the said 'comml ttee, ill! .
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Ii . BE I! FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of said resolution be mailed to members of II
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t President Chandler then-re8umed the Cr.air: ' . II
! . The matter of making contribution,S to help defray expense of celebratJ.ng free- II
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Á.~ ing Conners Highway from tolls was referred to Finance Committee. II
Uoon mot-ion: of Councilman Ben Walker, seconded. by Councilman J. H. Walker, Sr., 1
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Counc.il authorized 01 ty Tax Collector to allow ~rs. Cora E. Blanton exemptå.on from ,I
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City taxes on Lot 47, Block, 202 for the year 1929. !I
1:r. L. W. Jennings tendered his resignation as C.ity- Attorney of the City of II
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Okeechobee, Florida, to take effect October let, 1930.- Ii
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Councilman .t\aifsnider moved that Council accept resignation of L. W. Jennings II
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as Oi ty Attorney of the City ')f Okeechobee, Florida, to take effect October- lst, II
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1930, motion seconded by Councilman Berka end carried. Ii
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- V-Jon motion Council adj ourned. ,I
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Okeechobee, Florida~ July 9th, 1930. ,
Pursuant to Oa11 of Mayor Bird, the City Council of the Ci ty of Okeechobee,
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Florida, ¡,let in special session/at 5 o'clock P. M. and the following were present: !I
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J. D. Bird', Wlyor, H. L. Chandler, President of Council, Councilmen S. R. Raif- Ii
snider, Ben Walker and J. H. Walker, Sr. with R. P. Fletcher, City Clerk and L. C. ~II
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Tootle, ~"ter S~erintendent in attendance. I
klayor Bird stated that meeting had been called for the pUrpi)Se of considering II
street li[~ting contract. II
Messrs Craven and Welborn addressed Council with reference to exchange of ~I
(' refunding bonds for Dast due interes~ih\:JiPal and the sale of Eagle Bay' bonds I
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-- held by Oi ty as security for dE'.Dosi t in Peoples Bank of Okeechobee. II
~r. E. WJ~:~~~ting F1arida Power & Light Oom"Oàny'presented a street I
lighting contJ~~ for ëPobs1dkration of Council which was discussed by members of
Council and Messrs. Craven, Griffis, Tomasello and other citizens present, but no
action was taken on same.
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Upon motion Council adjourned.
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